The Osceola times., 1887-07-23
WEATHER AND CROPS.
The Weekly westher-Crop Bulletin is'
sued by the Signal service-The Exoess
OF Temperature General, but Favorable
for Harvest Operations.

The Weekly weather-Crop Builetln H.
sued by the Signal service-Ine Ehooss
os Tempersturs General, but Favorable
for Harvest Operations.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Signal
Office weather-crop bulletin Tor week
ending July lG, states that during 'he
week the w Gather has been warmer tnan
usual, except ia the Gulf States North
ern New England and on the faclnc
coast. the average daily excess ranging
from 3 TO s degrees from the Middle Az
lantic States westward 10 the Rocky
mountains II has been slightly cooler
than usual in the cotton region, and on
the Pacific coast, and the daily average
was from 8 to degrees below the
normal The average daily temperature
for the season from January TO July 10,
1887, differs but slightly from the norman
in the agricultural districts, there Deing
a daily excess Of about ] degree IN the
Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri val
leys. The season has been sllghtiy
cooler than usual on the South Atlantic
coast, and from Lake Superior westward
TO the Pacific coast
During the week there has been de-
ficiency in rain generally throughout sll
agricultural districts east OF the ROCKY
mountains, except In Minnesota, Northerh
Wisconsin, Colorado and Eastern DaKot8,
where slight excesses are reported. Ihe
rainfall has also been slightly In excess
ut stations on the New England coast IN
the cotton region more than one-haii the
usual amount Of rainfall occurred, whlie
in the corn and tobacco regions slightiy
less than one-half the usual smount ID re-
ported. The large seasonal deficiency OF
rainfall previously reported in the cotton
region and In the States OF the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys,
has been still further increased duri ng
the past week, and it now ranges from III
10 II inches in the cotton region and from
8 to 10 inches in Illinois and Iowa.
Reports received during the week indi'
cate that the weather has been favorable
for the cotton crop in the eastern and CEN
trail portions Of the cotton region, but in
sections OF the Lower Mississippi valley
conditions are varied, some sections re-
porting that more rain 10 needed, while
other, report that excessive rains and
low tom peratures have affected crops In
iuriously. There has been an excess OF
temperature and more than the usual
amount Oh bunsulut tho wi "a sAN''''
and these conditions, combined with the
deficiency of rainfall for the week, have
probably resulted in some injury TO this
crop Local showers have fallen in sec
tions Of the corn belt, but not over the
entire area, and the rain was not in sum
cient quantity.
The weather has been favorable for the
wheat harvest, which has been generally
completed except in Minnesota and
Dakota, where 1t Is now In progress, and
where all growing crops were improved.
In New England and the middle
Atlantic States the weather has affected
favorably all growing crops The in
dications at seven o'clock this morning
tJuly ~ are that showers will occur In
the next twenty-four hours in the West
ern portions Of the corn belt whore they
are greatly needed.